Configure NetApp HCI to take advantage of an existing vSphere deployment by providing the vCenter Server network information and credentials.
Before you begin
- If you are joining an existing vSphere 6.7 deployment, make sure vCenter Server is running version 6.7 Update 1.
- If you are joining an existing vSphere 6.5 deployment, make sure vCenter Server is running version 6.5 Update 2 or later.
- Obtain the network details and administrator credentials for your existing vSphere deployment.
About this task
- When you join an existing vSphere deployment, NetApp HCI does not configure a vSphere Distributed Switch during deployment. This is to avoid interfering with any existing distributed switch configurations.
- If you join multiple vCenter Server systems that are connected using vCenter Linked Mode, NetApp HCI only recognizes one of the vCenter Server systems.
Steps
- Click Join and extend an existing vSphere deployment.
- Enter the domain name or IP address in the vCenter Server Domain Name or IP address field.
If you enter a domain name, you also need to enter the IP address of an active DNS server in the DNS Server IP Address field that appears.
- Enter the credentials of a vSphere administrator in the User Name and Password fields.
- Click Continue.